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Composition of Nutritive Value of Alaskan Game Meats
(Mammals) 100 Grams
Compiled from latest available tables (see footnotes A, B, U.)
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Moisture %
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Food Energy (Calories)
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Protein Gms
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Fat Gms
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Calcium Mgl
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PhosphorusMg
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Iron Mg
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A Values IU2
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Thiamin Mg
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Riboflavin Mg
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Niacin M
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Source of Analysis
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Beef, Good Grade 66% lean, 34% fat
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54.7
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323
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16.5
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28.0
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10
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152
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2.5
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60
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.070
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.150
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4.0
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A
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Caribou, raw flesh
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70.0
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120
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27.2
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1.2
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18
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280
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2.9
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187
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.182
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.520
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4.7
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U
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Moose, raw flesh
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72.4
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123
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25.1
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2.5
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10
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219
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2.7
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155
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.074
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.027
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5.0
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U
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Moose, liver
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73.5
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4.3
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96,000
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B
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Reindeer, raw flesh
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70.1
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117
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26.6
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1.2
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16
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280
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2.9
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187
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.186
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.770
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4.7
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U
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Bear, black, raw flesh
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71.2
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148
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18.6
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8.2
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3
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139
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6.1
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261
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.160
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.680
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3.2
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U
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Bear, polar, raw flesh
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70.3
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130
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25.6
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3.1
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17
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40
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6.1
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1,400
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.023
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.573
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4.0
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U
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Beaver, raw flesh
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46.2
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408
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14.3
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39.0
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15
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262
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5.9
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176
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.061
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.310
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1.9
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U
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Beluga, raw flesh
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72.5
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107
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24.5
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0.5
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7
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270
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26.6
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335
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.070
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.400
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6.8
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U
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Muskrat (Marsh Hare), raw flesh
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73.4
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101
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22.4
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1.3
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25
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220
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7.6
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2,820
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.095
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.372
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6.2
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U
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Oil, salad or cooking
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0
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884
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0
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100.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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A
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Oogruk, raw flesh
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69.6
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110
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26.7
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0.4
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10
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199
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11.6
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1,400
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.168
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.267
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5.9
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A
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Rabbit, raw flesh (wild)
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73.0
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129
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21.0
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5.0
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12
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226
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3.2
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.030
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.060
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6.5
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U
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Seal, raw flesh
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67.8
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143
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28.3
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33.0
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17
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245
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19.8
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1,050
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.135
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.452
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7.0
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U
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Seal, liver, raw flesh
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74.2
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115
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18.0
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3.2
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13
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285
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13.7
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36,600
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.180
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.302
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8.4
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U
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Seal, oil
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0
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900
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4,860
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U
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Squirrel, ground, raw flesh
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75.4
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115
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10.1
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3.8
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2
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168
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4.5
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220
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.095
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.372
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6.2
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U
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Walrus
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65.1
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200
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19.2
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13.6
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18
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122
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9.4
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550
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.180
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.346
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3.2
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U
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Whale, Baleen
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73.0
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110
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23.9
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1.6
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17
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212
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14.0
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330
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.138
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.550
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7.4
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U
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100 Grams = almost 1/2 cup
1MG = Milligrams (1000 milligrams = 1 gm)
2 IU = International Units
No analysis is available for Buffalo.
A = Table 1, Composition of Foods, 100 Grams, Edible Portion,
Handbook No. 8, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1963.
B = Table 87, Composition of Alaskan Foods, 100 Grams, The Alaska
Dietary Survey, 1956-1961 by Heller and Scott,U.S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, 1967.
U = Unpublished manuscripts by Christine Heller, Nutritionist,
Arctic Health Research Center, U.S. Department HEW,Anchorage,
Alaska.
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